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Title:
LATCH SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/103026
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A container is disclosed that has a housing and a lid. The lid has a planar portion and a latch that is freely movable parallel to the planar portion of the lid. The latch has a retention feature and a first reference surface that is perpendicular to the planar portion of the lid. There is a latch mechanism coupled to the housing that has an engagement element configured to engage the retention feature of the latch and a first alignment feature having a first alignment surface. The first alignment feature is configured to laterally displace the latch in a first direction such that the first reference surface aligns with the first alignment surface when the lid is brought together with the housing with the fastener laterally displaced away from the engagement element in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.

Inventors:
WEBER FRANK DEAN (US)
POTAKOWSKYJ CHRISTOPH (AT)
POLLHAMMER JOHANNES (AT)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/022250
Publication Date:
November 08, 2012
Filing Date:
January 23, 2012
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
CAREFUSION 303 INC (US)
WEBER FRANK DEAN (US)
POTAKOWSKYJ CHRISTOPH (AT)
POLLHAMMER JOHANNES (AT)
International Classes:
E05B61/00
Foreign References:
US20080142522A12008-06-19
EP2065309A12009-06-03
US5172575A1992-12-22
KR20060073916A2006-06-29
Other References:
See also references of EP 2668356A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
GALLENSON, Mavis S. et al. (Suite 2100Los Angeles, California, US)
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